Barring the linguistic aspect of this question, does anyone have any descriptions of how they use "kokyu" (physical or otherwise) in their aikido training?

-- Jun

Don_Modesto

10-30-2002, 06:12 PM

...does anyone have any descriptions of how they use "kokyu" (physical or otherwise) in their aikido training?-- Jun
I started playing with KIAI a while back in order to shake beginners out of complacency during RANDORI. The teacher where I'm training frowns on KIAI ("Jesus, Don, you scared the **** out of me!") so out of consideration, I do voiceless KIAI now, a kind of Goju Karate-style fierce breathing, if you will. I find that it sinks me deeper into the ground upon throws, upsets UKE-they often KIAI themselves upon flying-and causes people nearby to start. It also makes me feel invincible, all these results being in the nature of discoveries rather than intentions.